UNSPSC 85902929: Synthetic sentence identification assessment using audiovisual equipment

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a physical rehabilitation intervention or procedure of synthetic sentence identification assessment using audiovisual equipment. This intervention or procedure is listed in the World Health Organization's International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems or ICD-10 as code F00Z5KZ

UNSPSC 85902929 Synthetic sentence identification assessment using audiovisual equipment is a Commodity code under which state and local governments procure sign language interpreting services for deaf, hard-of-hearing, and deafblind students in educational settings. The work encompasses certified American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters, oral interpreters, transliteration, tactile interpreting, Communication Access Real-Time Translation (CART), and certified deaf interpreters, with vendors required to hold current Board of Educational Interpreters (BEI) or Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) certification at minimum competency levels (typically RID National Certification or EIPA 3.5 or higher). School districts dominate recent activity under this code, with multiple independent school districts and public school systems soliciting on an as-needed basis with no guaranteed minimum service volumes. Contracts typically run 12 months with options to renew annually for up to four additional years, and evaluation criteria consistently weight cost, reputation and quality, qualifications and experience, and references heavily, with weighting schemes generally allocating 20 to 30 percent to price and 25 to 30 percent to qualifications and experience.

Recent opportunities center on Texas and Florida school districts. Katy Independent School District (Texas) posted RFP 2518YT for sign language interpreting services on July 1, 2026, with proposals due July 8, 2026, serving a six-district cooperative including Bellville, Brazos, Hempstead, Sealy, and Royal ISDs and requiring pricing on an hourly basis for certified ASL interpreters, pre-certified interpreters, CART services, and specialty interpreters. Hillsborough County Public Schools (Tampa, Florida) issued RFP 26041-DST on April 6, 2026, with a May 1, 2026 deadline and an estimated annual budget of $950,000 to serve approximately 75 deaf and hard-of-hearing students across 235 schools, with interpreters available 24/7 and required to respond within 30 minutes and fulfill assignments within two hours; HCPS imposed a Small Business Encouragement Program requirement with a 20 percent minimum reinvestment goal for certified small businesses in the Tampa Bay area. Eanes Independent School District (Westlake, Texas) solicited special education contracted services including interpreting in RFP 26-31-04-201 (due April 20, 2026) with an estimated annual spend of $3 million across multiple service lines. Tacoma Public Schools issued RFP26021C (due July 3, 2026) seeking interpreting alongside occupational therapy, speech language pathology, and related special education services on an as-needed basis with up to two additional one-year renewal options.